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Friday, December 23, 2011

For the past three years, I have worn OPI Smitten with Mittens for Christmas (see my holiday mani last year here). This year, I'm continuing the tradition, but adding a little twist - gold glitter! Piff would be proud! It's restrained, finely milled, Essie gold glitter, but still.

Excuse the close-up...my fingers are really gross and dry, it being winter and all. But the polish is gorgeous!

On the nail, Smitten with Mittens looks like red glitter in a deep red jelly polish. If you've seen the bottle, you know that the glitter in SwM is actually gold - it's simply hidden by red jelly! I thought the red/gold combo was gorgeous and I wanted to bring it out a little more. I know other ladies have accomplished this by swiping their polish with acetone after it's dry so the top jelly layer is stripped off and you see the colour of the glitter. It works, but I've never liked this method. So instead I added a layer of Essie Golden Nuggets! (The black label one. The newer blue label version has chunkier glitter.) The effect is supremely Christmas-y!

Wish I had this. I love the combination. I have on a polish from OPI whose name escapes me, damn. It's a reddish pink with pink glass flecks. Pretty but it wasn't red enough for me. I have a Carolyn of New York polish called Christmas in New York. I layered that & it looks like a red jelly with the pink glass flecks. Just gorgeous. I just want to nibble my nails like candy. Have a very Merry Christmas sweetie. Your nails look gorgeous. I have to get that Essie polish.